commit da5bc607ab34c9146d92c690d4536b6adf2eea37 Author: Forlot Romain rforlot@yahoo.com Date: Mon Apr 30 22:48:32 2012 +0200

Adapt advanced network configuration to KDE

en-US/Connecting_to_the_Internet.xml | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ en-US/Contributors_and_production_methods.xml | 5 ++++ 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) --- diff --git a/en-US/Connecting_to_the_Internet.xml b/en-US/Connecting_to_the_Internet.xml index ca38ca5..6b48130 100644 --- a/en-US/Connecting_to_the_Internet.xml +++ b/en-US/Connecting_to_the_Internet.xml @@ -219,6 +219,37 @@ </para> </important> </section> + <section id="sect-User_Guide-Connecting_to_the_Internet_-_Using_NetworkManager_In_KDE_-_Advanced_Configurations_"> + <title>Advanced Configurations</title> + <para> + You can access advanced network settings and configure new networks by clicking on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet icon and selecting <menuchoice><guilabel>Manage Connections</guilabel></menuchoice>. Here you can do several things: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + Click on <guilabel>Wired</guilabel> to access detailed information about your wired connection, including hardware and IP addresses. You can configure advanced options, such as IPv4 and IPv6 settings, by clicking on <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> button. You can also choose whether to connect to a network automatically when you log in, and whether it is available to other users set up on your machine. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click on <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel> to see similar information regarding your wireless connection. Selecting <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> allows you to set the wireless network type, configure IPv4 and IPv6 settings, and enter security details. You can also choose whether to connect to a network automatically when you log in, and whether it is available to other users set up on your machine. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click on <guilabel>VPN</guilabel> to configure VPN using differents method : <application>PPTP</application>, <application>VPNC</application> or <application>OpenVPN</application>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click on the <guilabel>DSL</guilabel> if you have a DSL modem hardware to configure. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + <para> + When you click on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet icon, you can enabling or disabling networking and wireless networking by untick or tick the checkbox labeled <guilabel>Enable networking</guilabel> and <guilabel>Enable wireless</guilabel>. This will turn down network interfaces. + </para> + </section> </section>

diff --git a/en-US/Contributors_and_production_methods.xml b/en-US/Contributors_and_production_methods.xml index 500e1ca..90a4cc5 100644 --- a/en-US/Contributors_and_production_methods.xml +++ b/en-US/Contributors_and_production_methods.xml @@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> + <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:rforlot">Romain Forlot</ulink> (writer) + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Shadowc10ne">Arnes Arnautović</ulink> (translator - Bosnian) </para> </listitem>